Originally Posted by
steppinthrax
I'm assuming you back off of the cone nuts on each side of the hub. This is a front wheel. I'm going to back off the nuts and slowly tighten them until the play disappears.
You can make a much finer adjustment when you can see/feel what is going on out at the rim, firmly clamped into the dropouts (or an axle vise) rather than held in hand and trying to hold cone wrenches with your other two hands.